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The Pythagorean Golden Verses: With Introduction and Commentary

The Pythagorean Golden Verses: With Introduction and Commentary

Thom, Johan C.

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics,, Book 123

PhilosophyReligion General Ancient Greece

ISBN10: 9004101055
ISBN13: 9789004101050
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 1 1994
Pages: 277
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses, a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity.
The first part of the book treats still unresolved introductory matters such as the date, authorship, genre, composition, and the historical locus of the poem. This is followed by a text with translation on facing pages, and a detailed commentary containing a wealth of comparative material from the Greco-Roman period, including early Christianity and Judaism.
Particularly valuable are the extensive discussions of the moral topoi and religious themes encountered in the poem.

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